The Republic of Honduras is situated in Central America, west of Nicaragua and east of Guatemala. It should not be confused with British Honduras which is today known as Belize, which is situated slightly to the north west of Honduras. The capital is Tegucigalpa. It has a strong Spanish background, having become independent from Spain in 1821, and is unfortunately well known as being the country which has the world’s highest murder rate. The country has rich natural resources, such as minerals, coffee, fruit and sugar cane.
After gaining independence from Spain, Honduras began producing its own stamps in 1866. These stamps had a design showing the seal of Honduras. Today these stamps are very rare. The reason for this was that although a decree had ordered the use of stamps, most letters continued to be marked with hand stamps indicating whether the postage had been paid by the sender or whether the postage was to be paid by the receiver.
1878
President F. Morazan Series
SG # 31
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 32
Unused (Hinged)
1890
SG # 47
Used (Hinged)
SG # 50
Used (Hinged)
1891
President Bogran Series
SG # 56
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 57
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 58
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 59
Unused (Hinged)
1892
SG # 70
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 71
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 72
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 73
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 75
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 76
Unused (Hinged)
1893
General Cabanas Series
SG # 89
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 90
Unused (Hinged)
1895
Allegorical Figure of Justice Series
SG # 92
Unused (Hinged)
SG # 94
Used (Hinged)
1896
President Arias Series
SG # 101
Used (Hinged)
SG # 102
Used (Hinged)
1898
Train Series
SG # 112
Used (Hinged)
1903
General Santos Guardiola Series
SG # 118
Unused (Hinged)
1911
Honduran Scene Series
SG # 143
Unused (Hinged)
1931
President Baraona Series
SG # 322
Used (Hinged)
1949
Air Series – Inauguration of President Juan Manuel Galvez
SG # 472
Used (Hinged)
SG # 475
Used (Hinged)